The new Resident Evil Requiem showcase didn't have too many incredible revelations to offer, but it did contain a few new details about the game. In the brief, 12-minute broadcast, Capcom highlighted some of the differences between playing Grace and Leon, emphasizing the dichotomy between true survival horror and action-packed gameplay. Interestingly, one option while playing as Grace brings back a feature that the series previously abandoned.
According to the Resident Evil Showcase, available on YouTube, Resident Evil Requiem will feature an option to use ink ribbons while playing as Grace. Ink ribbons, a staple of the first several Resident Evil games, provide a finite amount of resources to use at save points. While more can be found throughout the game, running out of ink ribbons at any point leaves players unable to save, adding a major point of stress to resource management.
Although Resident Evil originally abandoned ink ribbons decades ago, they showed back up in 2019 thanks to the hardcore mode of the Resident Evil 2 remake. The Resident Evil 3 remake, however, abandoned them once more, leaving their RE2 reappearance as an isolated incident. Resident Evil 4 never used them to begin with, and its...
